this year, chrysler's doing very well, as well as gm and ford. but, you know, i don't know how long if it slows back down again maybe really hard to get the engine -- >> have you been surprised that these messages created such outrage? i mean, have you been surprised by the reactions? >> no, i'm not surprised at anything. you know the one thing about getting in to senior status of life, like i am, you, you don't, you don't really care. you just say what you say, and you can get away with it. >> that's right. he said it's okay with him. i asked him if he would shy away from making messages like this in the future from saying anything. he said absolutely not. it just makes him feel like it's more important to really start talking about some of these things. in fact, off camera, he actually told me what gave him the inspiration with that empty chair speech. he said that he had been standing at his hotel getting ready for the republican national convention and he heard this song -- "i am, i said" by neil diamond. these are the lyrics. ♪ and no one heard at all not even the chair ♪ >
